Governor John Bel Edwards announces the creation of the Restore Louisiana Task Force, which will oversee flood recovery and redevelopment. The task force is comprised of 21 members ranging from cabinet secretaries to state lawmakers and local mayors. There are also business people on the panel, including Lamar Advertising CEO Sean Reilly.

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How much money in federal relief assistance and when are big questions right now. A delegation from Louisiana is making the push right now. Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves says other states, who suffered natural disasters are making similar requests, but the level of devastation in Louisiana speaks for itself.

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The Obama administration has sent a two-point-six billion dollar request to Congress for Louisiana flood relief assistance.

The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office says they have located the bodies of the missing couple authorities had been searching for, and believe the victims’ grandson could be involved. Chief Deputy Steven Martel says Hillman and Eloise Mayeaux were found in a barn near their home. He says there is a person of interest in the case.

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LSU Football Coach Les Miles told reporters on the SEC teleconference that he would like to keep it in-house on who will start at quarterback this Saturday against Mississippi State. But the head coach still gave us a strong clue that it will be Danny Etling.

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Etling replaced a struggling Brandon Harris in the second quarter of last Saturday’s 34-13 win over Jacksonville State.